Butler Finds American Roads Superior For Cars Tours Abroad
C J Butler vice president of United States Tire Co returned from a two month Europe trip praising U S road quality and auto trade conditions. He noted Europe excels in roads but American factories outrun European makers in equipment output tire mileage and car variety. Butler warned European demand for large touring cars limits small model growth and expects American firms to learn little from Europe while European car sales to America grows.
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Detroit
Mich
Europe
England
Scotland
France
Germany
C. J. Butler
United States Tire Company
Butler
Michigan
America
May Abandon Race
A New York dispatch reports that major European carmakers plan to skip the Grand Prix to be staged by the Automobile Club of France next summer. French manufacturers largely abstain while German giants Mercedes and Benz announce factory backing ends for racing.
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New York
Automobile Club of France
Automobile Club de la Sarthe
Mercedes and
Benz
Plan Championship Mill
Local sporting men said New Orleans could host a welterweight title bout to crown the champion. Efforts focus on matching Mike Gibbons and Ray Bronson with a potential date around Washington's Birthday.
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New York
New Orleans
Mike Gibbons
Milwaukee
Ray Bronson
Washington
3000 Men Build 33 Miles of Road in a Day
In Chandler Oklahoma a 33 mile road was completed in eight hours by 3000 workers with no expenditure. A holiday closed the town as merchants and professionals joined the effort, half the road paved, tolls collected to fund maintenance, and a countywide dinner served along the line.
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Chandler
Okla
Lincoln County
Road building problems seen as local in nature
Washington December 23. Secretary Wilson reports to President Taft that road improvement requires national readjustment with centralized responsibility and scientific study. He notes local conditions drive practice and highlights 52 object lesson roads built at $120000, dust prevention research, and U S road mileage of 2,210,857 with 187,910 improved miles, up 34,379 in five years.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Wilson
United States
Office of Public Roads
Alaska
Insular
Dr Fielding Medical Services Clinic Notice
Dr Fielding specialist offers genito urinary skin blood and nervous diseases consultation on 4th floor Hicks Building. Hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 4, Sundays 9 to 12 noon.
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Fielding
Walsh posts $5000 to bait bantamweight title match
Boston promoter Jimmy Walsh deposits 5000 dollars with the Boston American to secure a bantamweight bout at 118 pounds with Johnny Coulon Frankie Burns or another top contender. Burns is likely the first opponent.
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Boston
Mass
Jimmy Walsh
Boston American
Johnny Coulon
Frankie Burns
Walsh
Want Johnson in Australia
Hug McIntosh the Australian fight promoter has opened negotiations with Jack Johnson to sign him for a fight against the likely international white hopes. McIntosh did not name a specific contender but aims to arrange a match with Johnson in Australia.
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Sydney
Hug McIntosh
Jack Johnson
Mintosh
Johnson
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